Looking for practical Croatian to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Croatian phrase first, then the Sepedi translation (Sepedi) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Sepedi.
Tip: when a Sepedi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Croatian wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Bok
Dumela
Hvala
Ke a leboga
Dobro jutro
Dumelang
Dobar dan
Mokhutsong o motle
Dobra večer
Mokhutsong o motle
Laku noć
Borai bo botle
Vidimo se kasnije
Tsamaya sentle
Doviđenja
Siyabonga
Kako se zoveš?
O na le leina lefe?
Zovem se John
Leina la ka ke John
Kako si?
O kae?
Drago mi je upoznati te
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Govoriš li engleski?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ne razumijem.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Molim te, govori polako.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Možeš li to ponoviti?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Gdje je WC?
Borai bo kae?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Skreni lijevo.
Fetola go le letšatši
Skreni desno.
Fetola go le letona
Idi ravno.
Ya ka pela
Koliko košta karta?
Phetho ke bokae?
Jedna karta, molim.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Je li daleko odavde?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Izgubio/la sam se.
Ke sitwa go etse
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Da
Ee
Ne
Aowa
Možda
Mohlomong
Slažem se
Ke a dumela
Ne slažem se
Ke sitwa go dumela
To zvuči dobro
Seo se utlwa sentle
Što misliš?
O nagana eng?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
O ka nthusa?
Trebam pomoć
Ke hloka thuso
Čekaj trenutak
Emela nako
Žao mi je
Ke maswabi
Nema problema
Ga go na bothata
Čestitam
Dumelang
Sretan rođendan
Tlhogong e monate
Sretan put
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Gdje je željeznička stanica?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Gdje je autobusna stanica?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Koji je peron?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
U koliko sati polazi?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Je li ovo pravi put?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Blizu je ovdje.
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Daleko je odavde.
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Koliko dugo traje?
E nka nako e kae?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Koliko ovo košta?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
To je preskupo.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Imate li nešto jeftinije?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Mogu li platiti karticom?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Želio/željela bih stol za dvoje.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Račun, molim.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Je li usluga uključena?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Bez ljute hrane, molim.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Ovo je ukusno.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Čašu vode, molim.
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Nazovite policiju
B calla mapolesa
Nazovite hitnu pomoć
B calla ambulance
Trebam doktora
Ke hloka ngaka
Loše mi je
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Ovdje boli
Go a bohloko fa
Izgubio sam putovnicu
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Pomoć!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Drago mi je da vas upoznam
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Dogovorimo sastanak
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Koje vrijeme vam odgovara?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Poslat ću izvještaj danas
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Možemo li razgovarati sutra?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Priložen je datoteka
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Hvala vam na vremenu
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Veselim se suradnji s vama
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Možete li pojasniti tu točku?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Javit ću vam se kasnije
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Rok je u petak
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.